Senate debates

Thursday, 14 May 2020

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Freedom of Information

2:21 pm

Photo of Rex PatrickRex Patrick (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has delayed FOI decisions on the release of DFAT cables sent from our embassy in Beijing in January reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in China. It's also the case that the health department has moved to obstruct FOI releases of the initial coronavirus modelling in assessments received by the government on 13 February and 3 March. Given the public interest in fully understanding these events, will you take on representing to the relevant ministers— (Time expired)

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